1916

Jan 15: cloudy Blustry very cold: home chore: sell coal: tidy up car got L. Shulman & Co Cheque $452.20 today. Deposit it in Bank. got 4 Bags oats at Elevator $3.61 paid. got them rolled 10 cts pd: chore. Campbell. Russel Olive Mable Pearl & John to Mays Show at night: to Floyds got Shave 10cts pay him 60cts for 4 removes.

16:X: clear cold Blustry: home chore read: Mother here for awhile. R.J. Lavery Bring her up: Children to Church at 7. Mr Coish Preach. very cold night: Lizzie call for Mother took her home with her.

17: clear very cold: home chore: Put fire in Potato car: sell coal. Jas Lavery & Russell fill up all the Potatoes in Bank Cellar. J.H.C. went on G.T.R. to Brampton with all the soldiers.

18: clear very cold: home chore: sell coal: at Elevator chat

19: clear cold: home chore: weigh stock: Jas Gilmore ship 1 1/2 cars Robert Matson Pay me $30.00 for F. Sullivan: Bob Campbell chat at seale office & in Elevator office. Offer $1.30 for Potatoes.

20: cloudy Bludstry mild: home chore: start load car (13) {12036.G.T.} lined (8). Jas Lavery haul from Bank Cellar and Home Cellar had in 260 Bags: Pay $1.35 today: Russell go with car tonight at 9.oclock. Ship to L. Shulman & Co. 57 siding Bathurst Toronto: at $1.60 per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave: R.M. & W. D. in car:

21: cloudy mild: home chore: Russell in Toronto with car Potatoes. he came home tonight G.T. at 6:20: I chore sell coal. at Elevator Hugh McFadden Died at 5:05 this evening.

22: cloudy mild: Stormy cold: home chore: Russell sell coal: around town arrange for H. McFadden funeral on Monday: Jas Lavery dig grave. to Floyds at 7. got Shave 10cts pd: W.J. Faulkner in. J.H.C. came home GT. at 6:20tonight.

23:X: fine warm: home chore: read Sleep: to English Church at 2:30 Mr Westney Preach: Speak to him about Burying H. McFadden. Children to Church at 7. Wm Steele Preach:

24: fine mild: home chore: up at 6.a.m. get ready went to G.T.R at 8:45 Meet train Hugh McFadden corpse come. Bury him at English Church. Mr Westney read Service: L. Coulter T. Coulter & Vida: Bruce Boys came: Lawrence & Tom Freel.

25: fine mild: home chore: Start load car 14. 12036 GT. {lived} 9. got in 42 Bags at 1:40: Sell coal: had cold: to Bed at 8.

26: fine mild: home chore: weigh Stock got in some Potatoes at 1:40 had 82. Bags in car tonight: load Jas Gilmore $100.00: got 30.00 {"pd" inserted above} from {"W.H." inserted above}.

27: cloudy rain: home chore: sell coal: finish load car (14) 12036.G.T. lined (9) had in 138 Bags. Ship to L. Shulman & Co. 57 Siding Bathurst St Toronto at $1.60 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave load & Ship this car without fire mild night:

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